Feelings Rookie: Accepting That Feelings Aren’t Failings
When the walls of my life seemed to be crumbling in on me from every angle, I knew someone would pay. That someone was usually me.
Why I’m Unapologetic About My Sensuality as a Black Trans Woman
“For me, as a Black Trans Woman, to find her body not only as something worthy and magnificent (as it is), but to find someone to share that magick with, may very well be one of the only moments she has to enjoy a trying and very taxing life — one that’s always trying to kill her.”
10 Foods From Past Presidential Inauguration Meals That Donald Trump Should Definitely Eat On Friday
From jelly “the colour of sadness” to giant cakes and turtle soup, I’ve got a menu you’ll probably want to replicate at home while your cat screams into a pillow.
Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA
“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history and an immediate threat to countless people.”
45 Queer and Feminist Books You Need To Read in Early 2017
Everything you want to read.
6 Things to Know If You’re Going to the Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
Going to the Women’s March on Washington or a solidarity event near you? I have some tips!
VIDEO! Getting In Bed With Kristin #1: Ask Me Anything
I got in bed with Autostraddle for the first time on Thursday on Facebook Live! If you missed it, I’ve got the video for you right here.
NSFW Sunday Endorses Ghosting
50 ways to ghost your lover, why you have a type, college hookups and early sexuality, embracing asexuality, “pornographic vending machines” and more.
This Sunday Funday Gabby Rivera and Jennifer Holliday Are Crying Happy Gay Tears With You
This is the last Sunday Funday before Donald Trump becomes the fucking president. Drink it in, kids.
How To Make Sure Your Honest to God Actual Home Address Isn’t Easily Available Online
Now is the time to opt out of services that publish your full address on the internet.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Mullet
“HAPPY APOCALYPSE PARTY!”
Things I Read That I Love #219: We Were Good As Married In My Mind
Topics include ’90s nerd masculinity, One Day At A Time, a grandmother who liked poison, Backpage, the Gawker lawsuit, Donald Trump in 1999, John Waters’ childhood home, corporate vet clinics, puppy mills and so much more!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Good Vibes Only (JK, All Vibes Welcome)
It’s been A WEEK, but here we all are, together, ready to bring it in and talk it out.
Steal Her Look: Eleanor Roosevelt Monocles
Let’s get you into a monocle that’ll have them saying, “Wow, who’s that stylish lesbian that looks like they belong to an early 20th century sapphic scene alongside Eleanor Roosevelt?”
The Comment Awards Are Here to Squire You to Prom
This week we’ve got gay agendas, arson of the heart/other places and so much more!
Aesthetic Rising: Your Astrological Fashion Forecast, Starring Capricorn
Honestly, I’m surprised Capricorn isn’t the #1 heartthrob of the zodiac. In fact, PSA: forget the Gemini who broke your heart, everyone. It’s time for #CapricornBae2017.
“American Hookup” Trades Moral Panic for Real Talk About Sex in College
This book is a must for college students, sex nerds, and activists alike — especially if your Trump resistance involves sex education, sexual assault prevention, or reproductive rights.
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #11
We discuss funny reviews of menstrual cups, processing election feelings, gender neutral terms your niece or nephew can call you, our Myers-Briggs personality types and more!
“How to Not” Is a Web Series For Queer Women Who Feel Like Everyone Else Has It Together
Hey, and spoiler alert: No gay women die!
Poly Pocket: It’s Not The Structure, It’s The People
How a newly-into-ladies 32-year-old multiracial cis queer lady in a big blue city in the deep red American South does poly.